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'The Walking Dead's Michael Rooker to Appear on 'Mythbusters' Zombie Special

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:32:15 +0000

We're guessing the folks at 'Mythbusters' watch a lot of AMC, but then again, who doesn't? After previously hosting an episode to feature various myths based on 'Breaking Bad,' 'Mythbusters' is preparing to bust some zombies by testing various aspects of zombie pop culture, 'The Walking Dead' style! Series star Michael Rooker will make a guest appearance in the zombified hour as well, hopefully keeping both his hands in tact, so check out the latest from 'Mythbusters' zombie special inside!

Discovery Won't Air New Episodes of Ted Nugent's 'Gun Country'

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:48:43 +0000

In addition to a number of television episodes from the likes of 'Haven' and 'Family Guy,' we weren't surprised to see that Discovery opted not to renew its firearm family series 'American Guns,' given the aftermath and national discourse raging from the terrible Sandy Hook Elementary massacre. Now, it seems another of Discovery's 2nd amendment series - Ted Nugent's 'Gun Country' - has been pulled from the network, but is it a reaction to last week's tragedy?

Discovery Cancels 'American Guns' After Sandy Hook Massacre

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:55:20 +0000

Just days after the terrible tragedy of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, the country, and even the world at large, faces an undeniable need to re-examine the role of gun control on the world stage. As with numerous tragedies in the past, much of the focus shifts to violence in media as depicted across film and television, which today faces one of its first casualties. Discovery has opted to pull the plug on its pro-firearm reality series 'American Guns.' But what will the reaction to the news bring?

Discovery Channel Fires 'Dirty Jobs'

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 20:35:56 +0000

One of the Discovery Channel’s longest and dirtiest series will apply for its last job this season. ‘Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe,’ a reality series that put Rowe in a number of disgusting, smelly and difficult professions for ten seasons, has been cancelled by Discovery, according to Deadline Hollywood. Rowe confirmed the network’s decision to [...]